# How to schedule campaign posts with images using the DunSocial CLI

> Upload an approved campaign image, schedule final copy to real account IDs, and verify the result in the shared DunSocial calendar.

- Published: 2026-08-06
- Last updated: 2026-08-06
- Author: DunSocial
- Topics: cli, how-to

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This workflow is for final assets and final copy. Keeping upload, scheduling and verification as separate steps makes it easier to catch a wrong file or account.

Use the app when the campaign is still changing. Use the CLI when operations have become stable enough to describe exactly.

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## What you will do

- Upload an approved image to the workspace gallery.
- Schedule it with final copy and an explicit time.
- Verify the calendar entry and preserve the post ID.

## Before you start

- Node.js 20 or newer and the DunSocial CLI installed with `npm install -g dunsocial`.
- A selected workspace and the DunSocial account IDs returned by `dun accounts list`.
- Browser login for a laptop, or a workspace-bound token stored in a secret manager for automation.
- A platform-compatible image and approved alt text where the destination supports it.

## Step by step

### 1. Check the queue and account IDs

Confirm there is space around the intended campaign time.

```
dun workspace current
dun accounts list
dun posts list --status scheduled
```

### 2. Upload the image

Use a clear approved filename and copy the returned media asset ID.

```
dun media upload ./approved-campaign-image.png --alt "Product dashboard showing the new campaign view"
```

### 3. Schedule the post

Use an ISO timestamp with a timezone offset.

```
dun posts schedule \
  --text "Final approved campaign copy" \
  --accounts LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_ID \
  --media MEDIA_ASSET_ID \
  --at 2026-08-20T10:00:00+05:30
```

### 4. Verify in both interfaces

Run the scheduled list, then open the DunSocial preview to confirm crop, copy, link and time.

```
dun posts list --status scheduled --json
```

## Check before you finish

- `dun workspace current` shows the intended workspace before a write command.
- The command uses DunSocial account IDs rather than social @handles.
- The new item appears in DunSocial with the expected CLI source, copy and time.

## Where to go next

Keep the returned post ID in the campaign record so a timing change becomes a reschedule, not a duplicate post.

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